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Give reasons for the following.
Addition of alum purifies water.
Answer
Answer
AIBecause alum furnishes $\mathrm{Al^{3+}}$ ions, which neutralise the negative charge on the colloidal clay particles and coagulate them, so they settle down and the water is purified.
From ISC 2018 Specimen Chemistry Paper 1, question 11(b).